Yeshe Khadro is an Australian ordained Buddhist nun who studied under the Dalai Lama.^[1]

Khadro was born in 1950 and grew up in rural Queensland.^[1] Her birth name was Marie Obst.^[2] She was raised Catholic.^[3]

Khadro trained as a nurse at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane.^[1] In 1972 she left Australia to travel across Asia.^[3] She changed her name to Yeshe Khadro which means 'wisdom' and 'walking across the sky'.^[3]

In 1973, Khadro was living in Nepal and training with the Dalai Lama. In 1974, she was ordained as a Buddhist nun by the Dalai Lama.^[1] She returned to Australia and gifted the land she owned with her partner Nick and others to create a Buddhist commune. This is now known as Chenrezig Institute.^[3] She returned to Nepal for two more years before moving back to Australia to run the centre.^[3][4]

Khadro worked for the Karuna Hospice Service, Brisbane, and was appointed director in 1997.^[1][5]

In 2011, Khadro was a key figure in organising the Dalai Lama's trip to Australia.^[3]

In 2012, Khadro was named a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International "in appreciation of the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world".^[6]